17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
Kshs7 trillion that is out there. I am at pains as a Kenyan. No wonder the Chairman of the Committee said that when they asked for memoranda from the public, nobody cared to come. That is what he said. Why? People are tired. They do not see where we are going. This is the second quarter of the year and yet, we already have a deficit of Kshs559 billion. No wonder when the Committee asked people to come and give their views before the Committee, nobody even bothered to come. I would not have done it because it would be ...
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17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
Therefore, the people we have put in management should have fiscal discipline for the country to move forward. When the Chairman will be replying, I want him to tell us how far we have gone in recovering money from people who have stolen Kenyan money and stashed it out there. Many people have done it. What is the status today? I beg the Chairman, because he is the link between this august House and the National Treasury, to ask where that money is today. We have had cases of people being taken to court and that is it. The other ...
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17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
As Parliament, let us reorganise some of the Government’s functions. A Member mentioned that there is lot of duplication of roles. One way of saving and raising money, now that we are very good at borrowing, is to reorganise our Government agencies in a more meaningful way. We have KeNHA, KURA and KeRRA. They can be put under one roof. Each one of them has its own expenses. Let us try to reorganise the Government agencies to save on some of the money that is used in the duplication of roles. What is the difference between KURA and KeRRA? Do ...
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17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
A Member mentioned something and I agree with him that county governments have bought equipment. Why would they buy equipment? If you go to Trans Nzoia, where I come from and where I am the chairman of the elected leaders in Trans Nzoia - I am not small man - equipment is lying fallow. Surely, why can we not hire the equipment? That is wastage. On some of the things that we have mentioned, we can recommend to raise money and save some of the money we are wasting on some of those things.
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17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
Last but not least, I want to be clear that, as a House, we should fast track, if there is no agency doing it, like the anti-corruption agencies, to get the guys out there. Today, I heard somebody from Kiambu, the former governor, requesting to be given the job and he said that he will be able to get the money back in two weeks.
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17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
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17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
No, do not answer me because that is what he said. I know you do not want to listen to it. The best thing to do is to get back the money that has been taken out there by those thieves for whatever reason, to meet some of the deficit.
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17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
I support the Bill. My message is that we should reorganise Government agencies. It was said very well that let us move further and reorganise some of these agencies and save money. I support the Bill because I want the NG-CDF like yesterday not today. The NG-CDF is the only entity that people who live in ivory tower oppose because they do not go home. But those of us who go home, people tell me I am doing a good job because I use the NG-CDF. Let us pass this Supplementary Appropriation Bill which has come because we lack discipline. ...
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17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
I support because of the NG-CDF. Otherwise, I would have opposed it.
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17 Oct 2018 in National Assembly:
I will buy him some tea because he has been very brief. Hon. Temporary Deputy Speaker, I support this Report. I want the Committee of my good friend to have it implemented, but not in three months as requested, but within one month at most.
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